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Primary responsibilities include recruiting, employee on-boarding, benefit administration, employee relations, HRIS system administration, assists in redesigning and developing policies and programs that support and foster a growing workforce in a competitive market.

• Provide HR consulting to front line supervisors, employees and senior management with responsibility for establishing broad, strategic plans, program design and implementation to impact and facilitate the business unit's objectives.• Work with senior management to develop HR solutions to broad issues.• Consult with front line managers and employees on variety of complex issues/problems impacting business.• Proactively recommends practice changes and new innovative approaches to address management objectives.• Work closely with front-line leaders to take shared responsibility for the effective implementation and communication of business initiatives (e.g., business climate setting, succession planning, performance management, reward systems, and talent management) in order to facilitate accomplishment of organizational objectives.• Aid in Policy design and revision. • Interpret labor law and determines impact on human resources policies and procedures. Communicate company and government rules, regulations and procedures to associates and the need for compliance.• Talent Management. Understand the staffing and recruiting needs of the organization.• Support the development of staffing plans and recruiting strategies and lead initiatives to protect retention of valued employees.• Coach Managers on the hiring and retention challenges as needed. Act as liaison with employment agencies.• Develop annual training plan in accordance with ISO requirements and compliance tracking when applicable.• Support managers in the use of compensation programs, rewards systems and performance management.• Consult with managers on the establishment of clear performance objectives and the appropriate use of the compensation program.• Assist managers with the performance management program.

• Prepare internal employee communications regarding company policy, procedures, and benefits.• Provide collections of HR data and analysis for recommendations to the Corporate Human Resources Manager.• Complete recruitment efforts for exempt and non-exempt personnel through various recruitment sources.• Administer benefits information such as medical, dental, vision as well as COBRA information, open enrollment, FMLA, Worker’s Compensation, layoffs, track medical premium payments.• Conduct New Employee Orientation for hourly and salaried employees. I-9 verification (e-verify), reference checks, background checks, administer pre-employment tests.• Schedule annual hearing tests, blood drives, flu vaccinations and various health and wellness activities.• Post hourly bids in accordance with Productions Managers/CBA with United Steelworkers Local 8565 and maintain bid books.• Maintain bulletin boards to ensure compliance with federal and state law posting requirements.• Update and maintain HRIS database and ADP HRB.• Prepare new employees files, file confidential documents, maintain worker’s compensation files and medical forms.• Complete weekly and biweekly payroll; logging vacations, absences and S&A perfect attendance hours; issue disciplinary warnings as needed.• Job duties require compliance with all relevant Environmental, Health & Safety policies, procedures, training and initiatives.

• Manage all aspects of Recruiting, Staffing, On-Boarding, Interviewing, Human Resources Reporting, Administration, Systems and Processes, Performance Management, Talent Management, as well as Project Support for a variety of positions.• Work closely with Hiring Process Managers, EEO, Compensation, Labor Relations and the Union through the hiring process.• Assist with the performance management process, managers with recruitment, and employee relations and engagement. • Advise management and employees regarding the employment rules, processes and procedures, answering questions.• Monitor database to screen applicants; route qualified candidates based on credentials. • Manage the tracking system for probationary performance period reviews.• Planned and provided onsite New Employee Orientation and Search Committee Training.• Responsible for general employee HR questions, coordination of the recruiting process, background checks, I9’s, hire packets, offer letters and data entry. • Coordinate communication between candidate and department; extend job offers to candidates and determine effective date of appointment. Negotiate job offer details if needed.• Assist Classification Services with position requests, compensation, job codes, reports/queries, and perform data analysis.• Provide recruitment advertising; assess employment needs and develop recruitment strategies to meet those needs. • Record and maintain advertising and background accounts and billing. • Constructed and executed manuals/documentation/guidelines/processes/reports/queries, hiring process checklists, underage/minor employment, reference-check forms, application troubleshooting, offer letters.• Conducted audits/analysis which led to accuracy of information.